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#HealthBytes: Top 5 health benefits of black tea

We Indians have obsessively been drinking the various variants of tea since time immemorial.

And to our utmost relief, research has suggested that tea, in particular the black tea, has shown to have a good number of health benefits in our body, mainly because of the presence of many antioxidants, and other essential nutrients.

Top 5 benefits of black tea

Regular consumption of black tea lowers risk of heart diseases

A randomized controlled study found out that drinking black tea for 12 weeks reduced triglyceride values by 36%, blood sugar levels by 18% and the LDL/HDL plasma ratio by 17%.

This happens because of the presence of a group of antioxidants called flavonoids in black tea, which when consumed regularly are known to reduce obesity, cholesterol levels and BP, thus enhancing heart health.